Okay, I really don’t do too well with these boxes but I’m gonna try anyway!
So, I’m Emilia; a British-Cypriot living wherever possible at the moment. I grew up in England, then moved to Cyprus when I was 8 with my family so I consider Limassol to be my hometown. Since then I moved to Leicester to study, then lived in Italy for a while teaching English (which I recommend but I also recommend strepsils and paracetamol, because you’re gonna lose your voice working with kids). Jokes aside, it’s a really humbling, creative and rewarding line of work. I adore it. I travel when and where I can, and try to plan my working life around it. The aim is to be abit of a nomad and then once I turn 25, I’ll probably figure out what it is I really want to do... odds are it’ll be the same thing; working and travelling!
I am a huge animal lover. In my life, I’ve had atleast 18 pets; most of whom, if not all, were rescued. Although now, I only have one dog that we’ve had for 14 years so hes part of the family.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love the idea of meeting locals in their city and learning about them and their lives. I am a huge people person, so that was my biggest motivation to join. I travel alot, so it's nicer to meet people along the way.

Interests

• documentaries
• festivals
• running
• zumba
• hiking
• surfing
• basketball
• swimming
• netball
• theatre
• biking
• vegan food
• roadtrips
• journaling

Music, Movies, and Books

I am a huge fan of the neo-soul and jazz vibes.

Some of my favourite artists include: Lauryn Hill, Marvin Gaye, FKJ, Frank Ocean, Tom Misch, Anderson Paak, Aretha Franklin and Amy Winehouse.

Books: (mostly political lol sorry not sorry)
The Book Theif - Markus Zusak
Black Skin, White Masks- Franz Fanon
Through Gates of Splendour- Elisabeth Elliot
1984- George Orwell
Wuthering Heights- Emily Brontë

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

It has to be when my parents decided we were moving to Cyprus and we travelled through Western Europe in a caravan for 5 weeks to get there through 8 countries. That’s where the travel bug started for me :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cyprus, Italy, United Kingdom